In ear headphones $150 or less

Personally I've always preferred the sound quality of closed back over ear headphones, but earbuds absolutely are more convenient when on the go.  I've actually found one set of earbuds that that I'm happy with for travel, etc.  Surprisingly they were an airport purchase but turned out to be really good for the money (less than $50) and that's the Skullcandy Titan.

Pretty sure they've been discontinued, but I just noticed that they can still be found all over the net for under $30.

Might give them a try and then shop around for high quality over-ears when the convenience of mobile matters less than sound quality.

go on the head fi site, particualrly the chinese iem thread, and you'll ge tmore recommendations and information than youy can absorb in a lifertiem. the current raves at the $150 mark are the lz a4 and the magaosi k3, but there are literally a thousand contenders.

I’ve a set of rbh in ear headphones and they sound incredible.. They were $100 as an introductory price. They’re $150 now. I’ve not compared them to the thousands of Chinese earbuds though..

That said, for times when I need earbuds that might get destroyed (mowing the lawn mostly..) I use cheap Sony earbuds that were $30 at Walmart and they actually sound pretty good.